bondman
- noun
- /ˈbɒndmən/
- Archaic
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esclavo
- The tale recounts the struggles of a bondman seeking freedom from his master after years of servitude.
Examples
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Who is here so base that would be a bondman?
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I got a call from the bondman.
Fiction book (1990) -
They have been long oppressed; and the same heart that prompts me to plead the cause of the American bondman makes it impossible for me not to sympathize with the oppressed of all lands.
Academic text (1999) -
If a juryman be an alien born, this is a defect of birth; if he be a slave or bondman, this is a defect of liberty, and he cannot be liber et legalis homo.
Academic text (2007) -
In the past, a bondman had to work tirelessly on the plantation without any pay or freedom.
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Historically, many villagers lived as bondmen, bound to serve the local lord in exchange for protection.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person legally owned by someone else who must work without pay or freedom
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9.9
A person legally forced to work for another without pay
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9.9
A person who must work for another person by law, often like a servant in the past
A person forced to work without pay for someone else
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bondman is a helpful way to remember a man who is 'bound' to another; the bond- part suggests 'tied' or 'bound' and -man means 'man'. So a bondman is a man forced to work for someone else and not free.